Sir Thomas Tyrwhitt (1762 – 24 February 1833) was an English politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1796 to 1812.
Career
Educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford, after serving as private secretary to the Prince of Wales, Tyrwhitt was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Okehampton in 1796. Tyrwhitt was responsible for the construction of several roads across Dartmoor, a hamlet called Princetown named in honour of the Prince of Wales, a prison for prisoners of war captured during the Napoleonic Wars now known as HM Prison Dartmoor, as well as the Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway. He became Auditor of the Duchy of Cornwall in 1796 and Lord Warden of the Stannaries in 1803.
He was elected Member of Parliament for Portarlington in 1802 and Plymouth in 1806. In retirement he became Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod.
References
- ^ Mosely, Brian (19 February 2011). "Sir Thomas Tyrwhitt (1762–1833)". The Encyclopaedia of Plymouth History. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ National Portrait Gallery
- The London Gazette, issue 15652, 3 December 1803
- UK Parliament
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| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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| Preceded byColonel John St Leger Robert Ladbroke |
Member of Parliament for Okehampton 1796–1802 With: Richard Bateman-Robson |
Succeeded byHenry Holland, junior James Charles Stuart Strange |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded byHenry Brook Parnell | Member of Parliament for Portarlington 1802–1806 |
Succeeded byJohn Langston |
| Preceded byPhilip Langmead Sir William Elford |
Member of Parliament for Plymouth 1806 – 1812 With: Sir William Elford Sir Charles Pole |
Succeeded byBenjamin Bloomfield Sir Charles Pole |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded byJohn Willett Payne | Auditor of the Duchy of Cornwall 1796–1803 |
Succeeded bySir John McMahon |
| Court offices | ||
| Preceded byJohn Willett Payne | Lord Warden of the Stannaries 1803 – 1812 |
Succeeded byMarquess of Hertford |
| Government offices | ||
| Preceded bySir Francis Molyneux | Black Rod 1812–1832 |
Succeeded bySir Augustus Clifford |
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- 1762 births
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